New VeggieTales adventure for girls teaches true beauty

Big Idea Entertainment are to release a brand new enchanting adventure for girls on DVD.

'VeggieTales: Sweetpea Beauty—A Girl After God’s Own Heart' is due for release in July.

This creative fairy-tale parody teaches a valuable lesson about true beauty based on 1 Samuel 16:7 which says, “For the Lord sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

The DVD features an original new song entitled “Beautiful For Me” by critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and nine-time Dove Award winner Nichole Nordeman.

Also included on this show is the fun Silly Song, “Pants” written by recording artist and Dove Award-winning writer and “Producer of the Year” Ian Eskelin, a sing-along song called “More Beautiful”, and other family friendly exclusive interviews and guide content.

“We’re thrilled to introduce the first VeggieTales show created specifically for girls,” said Greg Fritz, SVP of Sales and Marketing at Big Idea Entertainment. “Sweetpea Beauty is a fun and meaningful fairy ‘Veggie’ tale that will help young girls understand the real value of true beauty and that God loves them just as He made them. A comprehensive line of consumer products will be available that will allow girls to play and learn about this important life-changing lesson.”

As a special musical feature for the DVD, Big Idea enlisted the songwriting talents of Sparrow Records recording artist and VeggieTales enthusiast Nichole Nordeman, who wrote and recorded an original song for the first time in more than two years, which is about the importance of embracing the beauty God sees in each of us as shown in the Sweetpea Beauty episode.

“The topic of beauty...real beauty...has long been near and dear to my heart,” says Nordeman. “I am thrilled that VeggieTales is tackling this tough and murky issue for young girls. A year and a half ago, God blessed our family with a daughter, and even though she is still too young to grapple with big questions like, ‘Am I beautiful?,’ it forced me to dust off my own skeletons and snarky old whispers regarding that question from my own mirror.”

So what's the plot?

Once upon a time, there lived a royally sour blueberry, a fair rhubarb maiden and a dastardly deceptive mirror! Sweetpea Beauty knows that what’s on the inside is what matters most, but insecure Queen Blueberry can’t see past her own reflection!

So, when a decree is handed down that only the most beautiful can rule the land, the Queen gets nervous and things turn ugly! Banished to the dark forest, Sweetpea’s fate seems bleak until a charming prince, a band of merry minstrels and seven snow peas come to the rescue! Will Sweetpea and her friends be able to warn the Queen in time to save her from the clutches of the tricky mirror – or will the crumbling kingdom and the Queen’s own heart be lost forever? Find out in this fairy "Veggie" tale about the real meaning of true beauty.

Plus, the almost-classic tale of . . .Snoodlerella.
A self- conscious Snoodlerella is the star of the ball after getting an extreme makeover. Her life of glamour is short-lived as the clock strikes midnight and her glasses, braces and insecurities return. Will she be able to see herself as the good King sees her—unique, beautiful and perfect just the way she is?